11 students, 2 teachers and driver injured as school bus overturns

By JT - Apr 03,2018 - Last updated at Apr 03,2018

AMMAN — Eleven children between the ages of six and seven, two teachers and one driver were injured on Tuesday, after a private school bus overturned and collided with an electricity pole in Abu Nuseir, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported, quoting a Civil Defence Department (CDD) statement.

CDD personnel rushed to the scene of the accident, provided first aid to the injured and transferred them to Prince Hamzeh Hospital, where they were reported to be in fair conditions, according to Petra.

Later in the day, Minister of Health Mahmoud Sheyyab checked on the injured at the hospital. According to a statement by the ministry, there were 21 students on the bus, most of whom were reported to be in fair condition and discharged from hospital.

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